Author Archives: Dallas Bastian

A new survey, focussed on the way different sectors approach technology, has revealed a mismatch between the views of firstline health workers and executives. The research, commissioned by Microsoft, highlighted an eagerness among firstline health workers to engage with technology, yet ...

If a nurse has an intimate, consensual relationship with a patient, it is deemed unacceptable to the profession. But what if the relationship is with a patient’s spouse? A recent hearing examined such a case. CB was an enrolled nurse ...

The peak nursing union for NSW has warned aged care providers, policymakers and the broader community that current medication management practices allow for an unacceptable margin of error and risk to residents. The call stems come from a NSW Nurses ...

The recommendations laid out in the recently tabled Aged Care Legislated Review must be carefully considered and promptly acted upon by government, the sector’s peak bodies and representatives have said. Led by David Tune, former secretary of finance and current ...

Student groups at the University of Notre Dame Australia are putting the mental health of young people studying medicine and nursing front and centre by hosting an on-campus event for R U OKAY? Day. Medical Association of Notre Dame University ...

A study comparing the effectiveness of surgical masks with respirators has challenged long-held beliefs about infection control. A UNSW research team drew from the data of two randomised controlled trials involving 3591 Chinese participants to test the efficacy of hospital ...

A simple drawing test is being hailed by researchers as the first ever tool to diagnose Parkinson’s disease when there are no obvious physical symptoms. A team at RMIT University has developed new diagnostic software that analyses the way people ...

How much should healthcare be left up to a clinician’s own discretion? This question will be unpacked by Dr Doug McConnell, from Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Humanities and Social Sciences, at a conference focused on conscientious objection. McConnell ...

The emergency department at the new Royal Adelaide Hospital has opened its doors and begun accepting walk-in patients. Wrapping on the department's big red sign was removed just before 7am with a cheer and a few selfies, marking the changeover ...

Cladding on Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital will be removed after being deemed more flammable than initially thought. Public Works Minister Mick de Brenni and Health Minister Cameron Dick had previously assured that 24,000 square metres of cladding on the hospital ...